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ArticlePediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition2021

Influence of Age and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus on Serological Test for Celiac Disease in Children.

Anshu Maheshwari, Zhaoping He, Melissa Nicole Weidner, Patrick Lin, Ryan Bober, Fernando J Del Rosario

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Article in Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Recent advances in the diagnosis of celiac disease.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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Anshu MaheshwariDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6959-9021
Zhaoping HeDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4722-1674
Melissa Nicole WeidnerDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6966-1734
Patrick LinDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2663-4004
Ryan BoberDepartment of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5693-959X
Fernando J Del RosarioDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5826-8013
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children · USCornell University · USLehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono · USRobert Wood Johnson University Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeSerological tests of tissue transglutaminase (TTG) and deamidated gliadin (DGP) antibodies for celiac disease diagnosis show conflicting correlation with histology in young children and in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Tests' ability to predict histology and cutoff values based on age and T1DM was evaluated.

methodsA retrospective study of children who had celiac serological tests between 6/1/2002 and 12/31/2014 at a pediatric hospital.

resultsTTG IgA displayed similar results in predicting histology between <4.0 and ≥4.0 years age groups with sensitivity 98% and 93%, and specificity 88% and 86%, respectively. In children <4.0 years old, sensitivity for DGP antibodies was 100% and specificity 94%; in ≥4.0 years age groups, sensitivity was 60%, 88% for DGP IgA and IgG and specificity 95%, 96%, respectively. TTG IgA had low specificity in patients with T1DM compared with non-T1DM, 42% vs. 91%. Positive TTG IgA with normal histology was associated with higher T1DM prevalence at 36% compared with negative tests at 4%. Finally, the TTG IgA cutoff value was higher in T1DM at 36 vs. 16.3 units in non-T1DM. DGP IgG cutoff showed similar values between age groups; TTG IgA and DGP IgA cutoffs were lower in <4.0 years at 8.3 and 11.9 units than ≥4.0 years at 23.4 and 19.9, respectively.

conclusionTTG IgA is sufficient for the <4.0 years age group and DGP antibodies had no advantage over TTG IgA in older children. The cutoff value to determine a positive TTG IgA should be higher for children with T1DM.

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Celiac diseaseChildSerologic testsType 1 diabetes mellitus

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